Monday, November 14, 2011. The 10 Most Valuable Record Covers. I know some of you reading this will find it hard to believe, but once upon a time the cover of a vinyl record was a major selling point to the album. Sometimes people actually took a chance on a record because the cover was so cool, never happens today.
1 Marquis de Lafayette was a French general who played an important part during the Revolutionary War. 2  He helped the colonists against the British. 3  He volunteered his time and money to help the Americans.
Marquis de Lafayette. Visitors to Mount Vernon might be surprised to see the key to the Bastille, the notorious French prison, on display in the central hall. In 1790, Gilbert du Motierâbetter known as the Marquis de Lafayetteâsent the key to George Washington on behalf of the people of France. To understand why Lafayette did this, it is necessary to understand the special relationship that developed between Washington and Lafayette during the American Revolution.